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A positive view of LGBTQ : embracing identity and cultivating well-being / Ellen D.B. Riggle and Sharon S. Rostosky
- Author
- Riggle, Ellen D. B.
- Published
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2012]
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 193 pages)
- Additional Creators
- Rostosky, Sharon Scales
Access Online
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- An introduction -- Authenticity -- Self awareness, personal insight and growth -- Freedom to create new rules -- Stronger emotional connections with others -- Freedom to explore relationships and sexuality -- Compassion and empathy -- Mentors, role models, and activists -- Belonging to an LGBTQ community -- A positive view.
- Summary
- A Positive View of LGBTQ starts a new conversation about the strengths and benefits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGTBQ) identities. Positive LGBTQ identities are affirmed through inspiring firsthand accounts. Focusing on how LGTBQ-identified individuals can cultivate a sense of wellbeing and a personal identity that allows them to flourish in all areas of life, the authors explore a variety of themes. Through personal stories from people with a variety of backgrounds and gender and sexual identities, readers will learn more about expressing gender and sexuality; creating strong and intimate relationships; exploring unique perspectives on empathy, compassion, and social justice; belonging to communities and acting as role models and mentors; and, enjoying the benefits of living an authentic life. Providing exercises in each chapter, the book offers those who identify as LGBTQ and those who support and love them, as well as those seeking to better understand them, an opportunity to explore and appreciate these identities.
- Subject(s)
- Sexual minorities
- Gender identity
- Positive psychology
- Self-perception
- Bisexuality—psychology
- Gender Identity
- Homosexuality—psychology
- Self Concept
- Transsexualism—psychology
- Minorités sexuelles
- Identité de genre
- Psychologie positive
- Perception de soi
- Transsexuels
- LGBTQ+.
- Sex role
- PSYCHOLOGY—Human Sexuality
- LGBTQ people
- ISBN
- 9781442212831 ebook
1442212837
9781442212817
9781442212824
1442212810
9786613362285
661336228X
1283362287
9781283362283 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-191) and index.
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